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WEST ROUGE COUJiMNITY ASSOCIATION'S PUBLIC MEETINU
mar.1801961.
8 P.M., Wednesday, March 22nd, 1961.
at the
RAINBOW ROOM
Following; the usual business, the meeting; will be addressed by
Mr. Gordon Hepditch, County Assessor for Ontario County, and a
well-known authority on Municipal matters.
Also for vour edification and pleasure will be shown a film in
color, nrenared by The Conservation Authority of Metropolitan
Toronto and District entitled "Legacy of the
Valleys-" .
Coffee will be served. Let's see a g
REEVE PROPOSES LAND SWAP
Reeve A.ri.Campbell of Scarboro has just
submitted a pronosa.l that the main
branch of the Rouge River be made the
boundary between the southerly portions
of Scarboro and Pickering. In other
wordo, the Reeve is prepared to swap
about 6000 acres of rural land in the
northeast corner of Scarboro for the
more or less urbanized piece of Picker-
ing known as ,Vest Rouge and which hac an
area of well under 2000 acres. Perhaps
we should thank the Reeve for the com-
pliment. Reeve Scott says he hasn't
heard anything official about it. If it
were serious, he thought Scarboro would
have talked it over with his township
first.
Anyway, its something to talk about
folks, and we can already hear Borne of
the wordy arguments. From a planner's
point of view, the Rouge River with its
deep valley is a much more sensible
boundary than our present town line which
is non --existent as a road for much of its
length. But do we want to be part of
Scarboro and Metro? Would we be better
off? I heard a fellow sr,y that at least
we would get oirt of School Area Two. Has
Scarboro got more land now than it can
handle? Would it be better for Picker-
ing Township to take over these 6000
acres and leave us (West Rouge) where
we are? We don't know the answers but
it gives us something to think about,
and we wouldn't be surprised, if it were
,z topic for dissuasion at our meeting on
Wednesday night.
Ru;,;; Ferguson is having trouble getting
tfla' er Meter readings. Unless residents
co-operate it will be necessary to hire
a mc,n to read the Water Meters.
AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL PARENTS IN
WEST ROUGE AREA.
The Executive of the West Rouge Home
end School Club went to know if you
parents really wart a. Horne and School
Club. This year - since Sept. 1960 -
the attendance at the meetings has
been shameful. Now it is time to
elect a new executive and unless
you make your intentions known, your
present executive is ready to call
quits.
Jjr. Weever, Princil)al of West Rouge
public School and his staff put them-
selves out to attend the meetings.
They feel that the Home and School
Club is an asset and is needed.
Will ea.ch of you please write your
reactions to this letter - giving
"Beefs" as well as suggestions and
mail or send your replies to the
school?
We have planned a meeting for April
12th, 19610 8.15 p.m. is the time the
meeting is called. There will be
a panel discussion and then the
teachers -will be in their classes to
interview parents - Afterwards coffee
will be served. This is an early
reminder.
Thank you all, in advance,
GRACE SMITH
Vice -President.
WRCA Annual ',.!Petirlg
Our annual meeting with election of
officers is scheduled for the first
week of May. We hope to make this a.
"Garden Night" with an address on
landscaping, flowers etc. At that
time, dear mernbers, you will owe us
another dollar.
AROUND TOWN
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with Pierre Tumpnn4
A sure sign of springy; is the signs
appearing on roads limiting trucks to
"half loads." I wonder if the police
departments ever check up on the gas
trucks to see if they are only half
filled.
It won't be long now till the golfers
will be patronizing our local greenery.
Did you hear the story that Councillor
Laycox shoots golf in the seventies!
Any colder than that he stays home and
waits till. it warms up.
Hc many Gordon Sinclair fans will
appo-,�e Fluoridization of the West Rouge
water supply? Why don't they make beer
and soft drinks with the Fluoride water
and thereby save the township many
thousands of dollars?
Now is a good time to conult your
seed catalogues for the inspiration you
will get from the pictures of colourful
flowers and lurch green grass. Speaking
of grass, does your lawnmower need
sharrening??
Until rnich time as we get street
lights, why not make it a practice to
leave your front porch light on as a
friendly guide to those of ua who oc-
casionally have to walk home. Most
residents on Friendship Avenue do so
already. Drive around down there some
night and see for yourself.
I wonder if we will have, one more
big snow storm before old man winter
finally leaves us for good??
Too bad the local store merchants
don't get together and stage our own
Easter parade at the shopping centre
promenade. Under proper promotion, we
could have a poor man' s Bay, Bloor
€area at our Island Road and Friendship
Ave. corner.
Rouge Hill Drugs
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24 Hour Towing AT 4-4281
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Operetor #127 tells me that the
Post Office authorities want us to
change our mailing address back to
S.S. #1, Highland Creek or was it
S.S. #1 West Hill. It has changed
back and forth so often now that
even the post office employees are
confused. Let's call ourselves
"West Rouge" and let the post office
Department serve the people for a
change. The Hydro Office and the
Telephone Company now list us as
"West Rouge".
Look out for a big fat 10 mill
raise in your taxes this year, follow-
ed closely by a multitude of "for
Sale" signs in front of a lot of
homes. A mill is worth roughly $5.00
on the avervi,e house, so standby for
a fifty dollar increase in your real
estate taxes. If and when we get
sewers, up go the taxes again!
WHi,T' S WRONG WITH OUR SHOPPING CENTRE
We of West Rouge are fortunate in
having a shopping centre of our own,
and most of us are or should be int-
erested in its welfare and develop-
ment. At present, three of the stores
are unoccupied. We would like to see
them all rented and busy (and The
Fairway could use more ads.) Each
busy store helps to draw customers
to the other stores. Lacking fairly
complete shopping facilities, our
folks are liable to drive miles to
one of the big centres and do their
shopping there.
So we decided to ask you to write our
Editor and make suggestions. What
type of new stores would you like to
see established? A specialty store?
A lien's Store? A shoe Store? or what.
Do we want a bank? Would so.ne land-
scaping help?
It's obvious that we can't compete
with great big centres like Oshawa,
but surely we cbn get a group of stores
carrying a sufficiently wide variety
of merchandise so our ordinary wants
could be supplied.
Let's have your suggestions, and if
you hZve a "beef", get it off your
chest, Write: Dick Jolliffe
135 Ridgewood Rd.
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A T.B. Survey Scheduled for the
First week in April includes every-
one from the youngest member of the
family to the oldest and the tuber-
cilin test will determine whether a
person has been exposed to the T.E.
Germs or not. More he1F is needed
in the district to carry out this
project as every house in West Rouge
must be visited within three days.
If you hove some spare hours and
would like to give a hand call either
Mrs. Mary Scott, At 2 1197 or Ann
Henson At 2 5189. The Clinic for
West Rouge will be in the school
April 10 and 13 afternoon and evening.
Every yeHr a Citizen is honoured
in the city as the outstc:nding person
of the yeer and I believe if West
Rouge h d to rick such a personality
it would be pretty hard to pin it
down to ore person as I could name
several one would be Dick Jolliffe,
Ridgewood Rd. A school Music Iri-
structor it the city and Editor of
"The Fairway". Dick spends many an
hour getting the news and setting up
the paper for printing. While many
of us are curled up reading; or watch-
ing T.V. he is working away. Dick
is always on hand at social functions
entertaining with songs and music and
his main idea in publishing this com-
munity paper was to try and keep the
residents closer together by letting
them know what is going on locally.
Mrs. Mary Scott, East Ave., certainly
rates high for her work as Local
Chairman of Our Red Cross Campaign
Canvass each year and right now has
been handed the T.E. Survey, Chair-
manship which no one else in the
whole of West Rouge would handle and
if 'Mrs. Scott had not consented to
tackle the job there would have been
no Survey or Clinic in the district.
Mrs. Scott spends a day a week at the
Red Cross Centre sewing, teaches a
class in Sunday School besides answer-
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Saturday 9 a.-. - 6 n.m.
Telescoop Nevis ( cont' d)
ing the innumerable telephone calls
with complaints from residents of
plugged septic tanks, stray dogs,
bumpy roads and flooded basements.
Jim Lloyd, Friendship Ave. would be
another of my choice for his interest
and work in the young folks recrea-
tion and sports. He is president of
the Junior Hockey Assoc. and spends
every gat. afterroon keeping tabs on
everything that ha.ppens on the ice.
On Sunday mornings while most of us
ere enjoyirg a late breakfast Jim is
busy pounding out the hockey games of
the day before play by play on the
typewriter. He would make an ideal
Sports Writer for any paper.
Mrs. Shirley French, Rouge Hills Dr.
would 1,e another choice. She is
Superintendent of GrEce Prestbyterien
Sunday School which is a full time
Job itself. She looked after the
advertisements for the Fairway up
till Christmas and is active in
several organizations in the district.
Her husband Jim must have found his
year as President of the Kiwanis
much easier with Shirley to help him
with his duties.
We hear via the grapevine that
Mr. Alex Munroe, East Ave. has been
appointed Vice Principal of Dunbarton
High School for next fall and if he
accej:ts the position we wish him
every success.
The Pickering Red Cross Canvass
is at its peak and if you haven't
been called upon asyet we will try
and get to everyone tefore the end
of the month. So give with a smile
even if it hurts.
The Centennial United Church
Couples Club are planning an Easter
HF1m Supper Sat. April 1, from 5 to
8 p.m, in the Church Hall. Tickets
are t1.25 for adults and 750 for
children and may be obtained from
'.'arg Bailey, At 28170, Ray Crites
At 2 4859, Aileen Betts, At 2 5041
or Anne Henson At 2 5189. Treat
your family and take them out to
dinner.
Cloned Mondays
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Telescoop News (cont'd)
The Guild of Grace Prectl)yterian
Church ar planning a Spring Plant
Sale for 1,iay 27 at the home of
Mrs. H. Shilton, 'rest Point Cres.
As everyone will be needing annuals
you will find what you want here.
You may place orders for plants with
Mrs. J. Ragen, At 2 1952. any time
and they will be filled in tirge for
planting,
h3a.,cl s wishing everyone a very bright
zd. happy Easter. No Mud. Just Sun-
n-:c, Bunnies and Easter Eggs.
;ember 8, life without a purpose
.`,-ke a ship without a rudder, and
a C,;'�ld hard heart has no right to
take up space in a nice warm body.
CHRUCH NEW9
St. Edwa_rd's Hall (Anglican) East
Avenue - Kirkdene.
The West Rouge has recently been de-
clared a congregation within the Parish
of Highland Creek, and this step, brief-
ly, means that vie are one step nearer
the creation of a separate Anglican
Parish in the area.
In the meanti,ne, however, two wardens
have been either appointed or elected -
Rector's Warden, Norman Carter (AT 2-41651
and People's Warden, Don Quick (AT 24165)�
and Don Carter (AT 2-7517) has been ap-
pointed Deputy Rector's Warden. The
congregation has established an advisory
council of fifteen men and women with
Dr. Gordon Clark (At 2-7416) as secretary,
Holy Communion is celebrated at 9.30 am
on the fourth Sunday of each month; all
other Sundays a. Family Service is held
to which of course parents are as welcome,
as their children.
Holy Communion services will be held at
2U30 am on Palm Sunday March 26 and at
9.7.0 am Easter Day, 9und&y April 2,
Our choir will be robed for the first
time at the Easton Day service. The
cassocks and surplices have been made by
a number of ladies with material purchas-
ed from proceeds of a bake sale at
Steinbergs.
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ROSE
2 LICENSED GRADE "A" MECHANICS
(Diplomas on display)
Ccrc;plete Elinor & Major Repairs
--- ALL 15. 1KES ---
,u�,omatic Transmission Service
AT 4-4381
k0 'N 7 A.ii. - 10 P.?1.
We've tried to contact all the
Anglicans we know in the West Rouge
area, but if we've missed you and
your family and you'd like to know
more about services and other activ-
ities call on the the following.
Yodre sure to know one of the:
Norm and Claire Carter (AT 2 -8262)
Bill and Joyce Witt (AT 2 -7701)
Jim Keenan. (AT 2-2526), Don Pearl
(AT 2-1163), hill Carter (AT 2-2715)
Don and Jean Quick (AT 2-4165),
Don Carter (AT 2-7517) Gordon, Clark
(AT 2-7416), Vi Swan (AT 2-2791)
Gord and Stella Collett (AT 2-3784)
Jim and Alice .Lloyd (AT 2--6484)
Tom Jefferson (AT 2-8646).
WORDS OF WISDOM FROM OUR GOVERNOR-
GENERAL.
Recently Governor—General George
Vanier,made theese remarks
"One of the greatest needs of the
moment is for a more active and
wide spread civic spirit. We must
take pride in our communities and
refuse to tolerate injustice and
inefficiency within them. Civic
pride originates at the parish or
community level; as it rises it
blends imperceptibly with patriotism.'
EXPRES34AY ROUTE
Some time ago we were concerned and
alarmed by the possibility of the
Gardiner Expressway's eastern
ter,ainua would be right in the
middle of our community. Apparently
now we don't need to worry. The
Expressway as planned now splits
West Hill and joins highway 401 east
of the Highland Creek Bridge. We
can now breathe a sigh of relief.
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KENCLAIR PLAZA (Kennedy Rd. & St.Clair)
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a.IIIATION ASSOCIATION
HOCKEY LEAGUE
FINAL STANDINGS
AT014 DIVISION
P
W
L_T
GF
GA
Pt a.
Hershey
9
6
1
2
30
18
14
Rochester
9
5
2
2
26
23
12
Providence
9
2
5
2
20
22
6
Buffalo
9
1
6
2
13
26
4
PEE WEE DIVISION
PWLTGFGAPts,_
Canadians
9
7
1
1
43
18
15
Red Wings
9
3
3
3
22
28
9
Maple Lfs.
9
2
4
3
34
28
7
Bruins
9
1
5
3
12
37
5
PLAY -CFF RESULTS
ame series
(2nd game - March llth.)
ATOM DIVISION
Rochester 2 Buffalo 1
(Rochester won series 3-2)
Hershey 6 Providence 1
(Hershey won series 11-1)
PEE WEE DIVISION
Bruins 3 Red Wings 1
(Bruins won series 8-7)
Canadiens 5 Maple Lfs. 1
(Canadiens won series 8-6)
The finals of the play-offs
will be sudden death games, and
will be played on Saturday, Mar.
18th, at Whitby Arena, starting
at 4.00 p.m.
Hockey is almost finished and
members of the Association have al-
ready started making preparations
for the summer sports they ran last
year.
Soccer is the one that will be
starting first, and with the, number
of boys that have already given in
their names, we will be forming our
own league to play at the school
grounds. This will give parents the
opportunity to watch their sons, and
will eliminate the travelling dif-
ficulties we had last year. This
also means that we ce.n arrange the
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nights to play, and therefore we
will not clash with Scouts or Cuba.
Any adult that is interested in
helring or any boy, who has not
already given his name and wishes
to play, please contact J. Lloyd,
AT 2-8484
There is more time with base-
ball and girl's volleyball, but
anybody interested in these sports,
please contact Mrs. V. McIntyre,
AT 2-5605 for volleyball or C.
Ballagh, AT 2-3375 for baseball.
We would like to see as many
recreational activities as possible
taking place in the West Rouge, and
wish to encourage adult activities
as well as children's. We have been
approached by one or two residents
who are interested in the formation
of a lawn tennis group, and we feel
that there must be a number of others
who are interested in this healthy
activity, so if you are one of them,
please contact one of the above
mentioned executives and assist us
in organizing this group.
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Merch, 1961.
TO THE LADIES OF THE VIEST ROUGE
THE WEST ROUGE LADIES' CLUB cordially invites all the
ladies living in the West Rouge to join our Club.
The Club has been in operation for many years and is
primarily an orgfinization based on a GETTING TO K, YOUR
.gEIGHBOUR policy, together with raising f undo for the better-
ment of the Community. (Despite rumours to the contrary.)
The Club meets every second and fourth Thursday of each
month (with the exception of July and August) at the Nest
Rouge Public School at 8a30 131:. Monthly dues are .25� per
member.
Parliamentary procedure is observed at all the business
meetings - although there axe times when things get a little
lively - but on the whole, we are a fairly orderly group.
We endeavour to schedule every second meeting as an even-
ing of entertainment, such as a party, or a film show, a sale,
demonstration of some product, or an interesting speaker. The
intervening meetings are uoua.11y devoted to fund-raising activ-
ities, such as the annual BAZAAR, with which many of you are
familiar.
Money is raised for worthwhile projects in the community,
such as the School Library, the Retarded Children's School,
any emergency which may arise due to hardship among families,
and many other projects.
Once a year when the turmoil of the bazaar has died down,
the girls spend an evening on the town having dinner at a good
restaurant, and taking in a show afterwards.
We would be glad to provide transportation and arrange for
a me -Aber to introduce you on your first visit to the Club.
Just call any member of the executive listed below, and
she will make the arrangements for you.
We would point out that we are neither a political nor a
religious organization. ALL ARE wELCOI,.E,; a01P T YOU COME i ND
JOIN US?
Sincerely,
IVY STEFHEid, Secretary.
Vera. MacKay
AT
2-1969
Joen Carter
AT
2-2715
Shirley Head
AT
2-0685
Joyce Helyer
AT
2-3533
Pat Williams
AT
2-6818
Ann Henson
AT
2-5189
Rita Tearne
AT
2-8330
Iva Casselman
AT
2-8107
Ivy Stephen
AT
2-4010
Myrtle Dear
AT
2-2685
Betty Adamn
AT
2-7028
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